In 1876 a New England painter became the first known Black artist to win a national award for his landscape. It then went missing for 100 years. That was until four art enthusiasts tracked the ...
PROVIDENCE — A painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister, an acclaimed Black, 19th century Rhode Island artist, sold for $277,200 recently at a Sotheby’s auction. “The Palmer River,” which is oil on ...
His works are considered by experts to be some of the best examples of 19th century American art and have sold at auction for tens of thousands of dollars. And yet Edward Mitchell Bannister is almost ...
Sight: 23 3/8" H x 35 1/2" W Framed: 33 1/2" H x 47 1/8" W x 2 3/8" D ...